The eyes of the world will be on the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America next summer, with a total of 104 matches to be played at stadiums in Mexico, Canada and the United States.
It all begins on June 11, with the group stage running through June 27. Although the schedule is set, there are still six more spots remaining to be filled through additional qualifying playoffs in March.
The top two teams in each of the 12 groups – and the eight best third-place finishers – advance to knockout stage, which begins on June 28 with the Round of 32. It will all culminate with the World Cup final on July 18 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
Here’s how the nations are grouped, along with the complete tournament schedule:
World Cup groups
Group A
Mexico
South Africa
South Korea
UEFA playoff D (Czechia/Ireland/Denmark/North Macedonia)
Group B
Canada
UEFA playoff A (Wales/Bosnia and Herzegovina/Italy/Northern Ireland)
Qatar
Switzerland
Group C
Brazil
Morocco
Haiti
Scotland
Group D
United States
Paraguay
Australia
UEFA playoff C (Türkiye/Romania/Slovakia/Kosovo)
Group E
Germany
Curaçao
Ivory Coast
Ecuador
Group F
Netherlands
Japan
UEFA playoff B (Ukraine/Sweden/Poland/Albania)
Tunisia
Group G
Belgium
Egypt
Iran
New Zealand
Group H
Spain
Cape Verde
Saudi Arabia
Uruguay
Group I
France
Senegal
FIFA playoff 2 (Iraq/Bolivia/Suriname)
Norway
Group J
Argentina
Algeria
Austria
Jordan
Group K
Portugal
FIFA playoff 1 (New Caledonia/Jamaica/Congo)
Uzbekistan
Colombia
Group L
England
Croatia
Ghana
Panama
2026 World Cup schedule
ALL TIMES EASTERN
June 11, 2026
Mexico vs. South Africa (Group A) – Mexico City, 3 p.m.
South Korea vs. UEFA playoff D (Group A) – Guadalajara, 10 p.m.
June 12
Canada vs. UEFA playoff A (Group B) – Toronto, 3 p.m.
USA vs. Paraguay (Group D) – Los Angeles, 9 p.m.
June 13
Brazil vs. Morocco (Group C) – New York/New Jersey, 3 p.m.
Australia vs. UEFA playoff C (Group D) – Vancouver, 6 p.m.
Haiti vs. Scotland (Group C) – Boston, 9 p.m.
Qatar vs. Switzerland (Group B) – San Francisco Bay Area, 12 a.m. (9 p.m. local)
June 14
Germany vs. Curaçao (Group E) – Houston, 1 p.m.
Ivory Coast vs. Ecuador (Group E) – Philadelphia, 4 p.m.
Netherlands vs. Japan (Group F) – Dallas, 7 p.m.
UEFA playoff B vs. Tunisia (Group F) – Monterrey, 10 p.m.
June 15
Spain vs. Cape Verde (Group H) – Atlanta, 12 p.m.
Belgium vs. Egypt (Group G) – Seattle, 3 p.m.
Saudi Arabia vs. Uruguay (Group H) – Miami, 6 p.m.
Iran vs. New Zealand (Group G) – Los Angeles, 9 p.m.
June 16
France vs. Senegal (Group I) – New York/New Jersey, 3 p.m.
FIFA playoff 2 vs. Norway (Group I) – Boston, 6 p.m.
Argentina vs. Algeria (Group J) – Kansas City, 9 p.m.
Austria vs. Jordan (Group J) – San Francisco Bay Area, 12 a.m. (9 p.m. local)
June 17
Portugal vs. FIFA playoff 1 (Group K) – Houston, 1 p.m.
England vs. Croatia (Group L) – Dallas, 4 p.m.
Ghana vs. Panama (Group L) – Toronto, 7 p.m.
Uzbekistan vs. Colombia (Group K) – Mexico City, 10 p.m.
June 18
UEFA playoff D vs. South Africa (Group A) – Atlanta, 12 p.m.
Switzerland vs. UEFA playoff A (Group A) – Los Angeles, 3 p.m.
Canada vs. Qatar (Group B) – Vancouver, 6 p.m.
Mexico vs. South Korea (Group A) – Guadalajara, 9 p.m.
June 19
USA vs. Australia (Group D) – Seattle, 3 p.m.
Scotland vs. Morocco (Group C) – Boston, 6 p.m.
Brazil vs. Haiti (Group C) – Philadelphia, 9 p.m.
UEFA playoff C vs. Paraguay (Group D) – San Francisco Bay Area, 12 a.m. (9 p.m. local)
June 20
Netherlands vs. UEFA playoff B (Group F) – Houston, 1 p.m.
Germany vs. Ivory Coast (Group E) – Toronto, 4 p.m.
Ecuador vs. Curaçao (Group E) – Kansas City, 8 p.m.
Tunisia vs. Japan (Group F) – Monterrey, 12 a.m. (11 p.m. local)
June 21
Spain vs. Saudi Arabia (Group H) – Atlanta, 12 p.m.
Belgium vs. Iran (Group G) – Los Angeles, 3 p.m.
Uruguay vs. Cape Verde (Group H) – Miami, 6 p.m.
New Zealand vs. Egypt (Group G) – Vancouver, 9 p.m.
June 22
Argentina vs. Austria (Group J) – Dallas, 1 p.m.
France vs. FIFA playoff 2 (Group I) – Philadelphia, 5 p.m.
Norway vs. Senegal (Group I) – New York/New Jersey, 8 p.m.
Jordan vs. Algeria (Group J) – San Francisco Bay Area, 11 p.m.
June 23
Portugal vs. Uzbekistan (Group K) – Houston, 1 p.m.
England vs. Ghana (Group L) – Boston, 4 p.m.
Panama vs. Croatia (Group L) – Toronto, 7 p.m.
Colombia vs. FIFA playoff 1 (Group K) – Guadalajara, 10 p.m.
June 24
Canada vs. Switzerland (Group B) – Vancouver, 3 p.m.
UEFA playoff A vs. Qatar (Group B) – Seattle, 3 p.m.
Scotland vs. Brazil (Group C) – Miami, 6 p.m.
Morocco vs. Haiti (Group C) – Atlanta, 6 p.m.
Mexico vs. UEFA playoff D (Group A) – Mexico City, 9 p.m.
South Korea vs. South Africa (Group A) – Monterrey, 9 p.m.
June 25
Ecuador vs. Germany (Group E) – New York/New Jersey, 4 p.m.
Curaçao vs. Ivory Coast (Group E) – Philadelphia, 4 p.m.
Tunisia vs. Netherlands (Group F) – Kansas City, 7 p.m.
Japan vs. UEFA playoff B (Group F) – Dallas, 7 p.m.
USA vs. UEFA playoff C (Group D) – Los Angeles, 10 p.m.
Paraguay vs. Australia (Group D) – San Francisco Bay Area, 10 p.m.
June 26
Norway vs. France (Group I) – Boston, 3 p.m.
Senegal vs. FIFA playoff 2 (Group I) – Toronto, 3 p.m.
New Zealand vs. Belgium (Group G) – Vancouver, 8 p.m.
Egypt vs. Iran (Group G) – Seattle, 8 p.m.
Uruguay vs. Spain (Group H) – Guadalajara, 11 p.m.
Cape Verde vs. Saudi Arabia (Group H) – Houston, 1 p.m.
June 27
Panama vs. England (Group L) – New York/New Jersey, 5 p.m.
Croatia vs. Ghana (Group L) – Philadelphia, 5 p.m.
Colombia vs. Portugal (Group K) – Miami, 7:30 p.m.
FIFA playoff 1 vs. Uzbekistan (Group K) – Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Jordan vs. Argentina (Group J) – Dallas, 10 p.m.
Algeria vs. Austria (Group J) – Kansas City, 10 p.m.
2026 World Cup knockout round schedule
Round of 32: June 28-July 3
Round of 16: July 4-July 7
Quarterfinals: July 9-July 11
Semifinals: July 14-15 – AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas) and Mecedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
Third-place match: July 18 – Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida)
World Cup final: July 19 – MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford, New Jersey)